page_title: St. Charles, Illinois
hierarchical_section_title: St. Charles, Illinois
caption_attribution_description: English: Photo of the Municipal Center (City Hall) and the Fox River in en:St. Charles, IL, taken from the north side of the Main St. (IL route 64) bridge. The St. Charles en:dam over the en:river can be seen, along with the fish ladder along the East (right) side of the dam. Photo taken July 12, 2007, around 8pm.
context_page_description: St. Charles is a city in DuPage and Kane counties in the U.S. state of Illinois. It lies roughly 40 miles west of Chicago on Illinois Route 64. As of the 2010 census the population was 32,974, and as of 2019 the population had decreased to an estimated 32,887. The official city slogan is "Pride of the Fox", after the Fox River that runs through the center of town. St. Charles is part of a tri-city area along with Geneva and Batavia, all western suburbs of similar size and relative socioeconomic condition.
context_section_description: St. Charles is a city in DuPage and Kane counties in the U.S. state of Illinois. It lies roughly 40 miles (64 km) west of Chicago on Illinois Route 64. As of the 2010 census the population was 32,974, and as of 2019 the population had decreased to an estimated 32,887. The official city slogan is "Pride of the Fox", after the Fox River that runs through the center of town. St. Charles is part of a tri-city area along with Geneva and Batavia, all western suburbs of similar size and relative socioeconomic condition.
caption: Downtown St. Charles, with the Fox River and Municipal Center/City Hall)
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